Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen 2011, sp. n.

• Main Authors: Ferrington Jr, Leonard C., Saether, Ole A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2011
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Chironomidae; Allocladius; Allocladius lusciniolus; Tristan; Gough; Gulch; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5294134; https://zenodo.org/record/5294134

Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, sp. n. (Fig. 7 B–F) Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, 2011. Material examined : TRISTAN DA CUNHA: 37°108′44"S; 12°326′53", Site 7, on rim, west of patches, above Molly Gulch, below Daylies hill, 2270 ft., Blechnum palmiforme -grassland mix, Malaise trap, holotype female, 15-21.ii.2005, C. Hänel (ZMBN Type. No. 422). Diagnostic characters : This parthenogenetic species described by Saether and Andersen (2011) differs from A. wirthi by having sternite VIII with more than 20 median setae, 9–12 dorsocentral setae, LR 1 0.57–0.63, and apparently weak bulbs before the common opening of the spermathecal ducts. Distribution The species is known from the subantarctic islands of Gough, Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale. : Published as part of Ferrington Jr, Leonard C. & Saether, Ole A., 2011, A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849, pp. 1-314 in Zootaxa 2849 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2849.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5288200 : {"references": ["Saether, O. A. & Andersen, T. (2011) Chironomidae from Gough, Nightingale and Tristan da Cunha islands, South Atlantic Ocean (Diptera). Zootaxa (in press)"]}